DMD Learning Center

We are all students. One of the challenges and advantages to being involved in the engineering business is that we are constantly learning. Because learning is exciting, we are motivated to share our knowledge with others. We do this through presentations, technical papers, participation in seminars and professional organizations and our web site.

The DMD Learning Center has been established as a convenient way for our staff to share information with our clients and web site visitors. We anticipate that this area will eventually include a wide variety of information, including technical papers, materials related to our areas of practice and resources for teachers.

Presentations & Publications

BC Public Works Association - Interior Chapter Meeting, Kelowna, BC (April 24, 2008)

IMSA BC Section - AGM and Conference, Kelowna, BC (May 6, 2008)

• William R. Bennett Bridge Intelligent Transportation Systems (Presentation) - By Daryl Matthews, DMD and Associates Ltd.

IMSA BC Technical Session, Coquitlam, BC (April 26, 2007)

• Traffic Signal Grounding (Presentation) - By Daryl Matthews, DMD and Associates Ltd.

Designing Roadway Lighting - One Day Seminar, Ottawa, Ontario (April 16, 2007)

• Design of Roadway Lighting (Presentation) - By Don McLean, DMD and Associates Ltd.
• Centralized Street Lighting Control and Monitoring Demonstration Project Prince George, British Columbia - By DMD and Associates Ltd.
• Advisor, Sep/Oct 2006 Issue #5: Adaptive Lighting
• Advisor, Issue 1-2004: Obtrusive Light
• Advisor, Issue 2-2004: The Future of Outdoor Lighting
• Advisor, Issue 3-2004: Visibility Issues in Lighting
• Further Consideration of Obtrusive Light - By Ian Lewin PhD, Fies, LC, Lighting Sciences Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
• Waiting for Godot or, The Promise of LEDs - By David L. DiLaura, FIES, LC
• Transmission of the Aging Human Lens for Light of High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and Metal Halide (MH) gas discharge Lamps - By Dr. Werner Adrian
• Sample Lighting Calculations
• Breakaway Bases

Between the Stripes (Sept 2006)

• Sports Lighting – More Than Just Lights, By Don McLean

IMSA Journal Article (Sept/Oct 2006)

• Adaptive Roadway Lighting, By Don McLean

IMSA 2006 Canadian Conference & Trade Show, Canmore, Alberta (Mar 21-23, 2006)

• Adaptive Lighting Presentation to IMSA
• TAC Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting
• Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee of Transportation Association of Canada

IESNA Outdoor Lighting Seminar, Burnaby, British Columbia (Dec 2, 2005)

• Visibility Based Lighting Design
• Adaptive Lighting Presentation to IESNA
• TAC Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting
• Roadway Light IESNA Vancouver 2005

IESNA Street & Area Conference, San Diego, California (Oct 4th, 2005)

• Centralized Street Lighting Control and Monitoring Demonstration Project
• Improving Energy Effiency in Outdoor Lighting, NRCan
• Power Smart Roadway Lighting, BCH

Canadian Lighting Industry Collaboration (CLIC), Toronto, Ontario (Sept 21, 2005)

• Centralized Street Lighting Control and Monitoring Demonstration Project

IESNA Roadway Lighting Committee (March 14, 2005)

• Centralized Street Lighting Control and Monitoring Demonstration Project

International Dark Sky Conference, Tucson, Arizona (March 16, 2005)

• Centralized Street Lighting Control and Monitoring Demonstration Project

IESNA BC Chapter Outdoor Lighting Seminar, Burnaby, British Columbia (Nov 7, 2003)

• A Proposal for Extending the Visibility Design Concept
• Aspects of Recent American Research in Lighting Technology
• IESNA Lighting Seminar, William Smelser, American Lighting
• New TAC guide for The Design of Roadway Lighting

Oregon Recreation & Parks Conference (Fall 2003)

• Sports Lighting Secrets - Getting Best Value

Washington Recreation & Parks Conference (Fall, 2002)

• Sports Lighting In a Brave New World

DMD Synchro/Sim Traffic Workshop (Nov 8, 2002)

• DMD Synchro/Sim Traffic Workshop

ITE Division 6 Regional Conference, Palm Desert, California (July 15, 2002)

• Engineered Program as the Preferred Alternative
• Red Light Cameras

IMSA BC Chapter Conference (May 1, 2002)

• Coming Soon

IESNA BC Chapter Outdoor Lighting Seminar (Oct, 2001)

• Lamp color and visibility in Outdoor Light
• Light Trespass and Light Pollution
• Light Trespass on Highways

Publications and Information

Listed Below are Publications which may be of interest:

Dimming Adaptive Lighting

• Dimming Roadway Lighting Systems, Michael Barry
• Is Elms the Answer, Karl Burkett

Roadway Lighting

• Managing Outdoor Lighting, Lightfair2002
• Roadway Lighting Revisited (Visibility), Paul Lutkevich
• Roundabout Lighting, Paul Lutkevich
• Safety Effect of Improved Visibility via Fixed Lighting
• TAC Roadway Lighting Research, Don McLean
• The Big Picture (Visibility Based Design), John Van Derlofski
• The Up and Down of Outdoor Lighting, Michele McColgen

Sports & Area Lighting

• Let there be light

Intelligent Transportations Systems

• Coming Soon

 

Contact DMD

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• Surrey BC  V4N 5M3
• Canada
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• Toll Free: +1 877-249-8080
• Fax: +1 604-589-9012
• Email: info@dmdeng.com
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• 1770 Front St., PMB #267
• Lynden WA  98264
• USA